Vehicle ventilating wing



Jan. 5, M37. R THORP ET AL mwsm VEHICLE VENTILATING WING Filed April 27, 1956 ,5 22 Wm 10 2F INVENTOR BY 772%,WM

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 5, 1937 UNir s a VEHICLE VENTILATING WING Application April 27, 1936,Serial No. 76,496

'7 Claims.

Our present invention relates generally to improvements in the construction of ventilating devices for vehicle enclosures, and relates more specifically to an improved side wing assemblage tion is the provision of a side wing assemblage having a single supporting bracket for the upper and lower pivot bearings, and provided with a single continuous flexible seal carried by the which is adapted for application as a unit to the wing and cooperable with the support to provide 5' door window reveals of automobiles or the like. a tight joint for various positions of angular ad- An object of the present invention is to projustment of the deflector shield. vide a ventilating wing assemblage which may be A further object of our present invention is to applied to or removed from the window reveals as provide a new and useful ventilating structure a unit, and which affords an eiiective seal against which is especially adapted for attachment to a 16 entry of draft, rain, dust or the like, for various substantially triangular window reveal such as adjustments of the wing. theside door window reveal of a streamlined au- Many difierent types of pivotally adjustable detomobile, and which is extremely simple in confiector shields or wings have heretofore been used struction and efficient in use. in connection with the side door windows of ve- Still another object of the invention is to pro- 15 hicular enclosures. Some of these deflector vide an improved pivotal mounting for a subwlngs are built into the door structure by the stantially triangular ventilating wing, which vehicle manufacturers, while others are sold as while affording an efficient seal against the accessories for application to various styles of weather, will nevertheless permit swinging of the windows. The assemblages heretofore furnished ont and rear pbr io nso'f the Wing through the go as accessories are decidedly objectionable for window opening without obstruction. several reasons, and especially because they are An additional specific object of the present innot adapted to be handled as complete units durvention is the provision of a simple, compact and ing installation or removal, and also because they durable ventilating unit, which can be quickly indo not provide an effective seal against the weathstalled or removed without undesirably marring '5 er, for various positions of adjustment while per the window reveal, and which presents a highly mitting displacement of the wings to any desired attractive and finished appearance. angular position. The prior side wing assem- These and other objects of the invention will bleges moreover cannot be quickly and convebe apparent from the following detailed descripiently applied and attached to the vehicle wintion. O dows, and necessitate the use of several support- A clear conception of the specific nature of the ing brackets and numerous fasteners which make present improvement, and of the mode of conit difiicult to properly aline the pivot bearings structing, applying and of utilizing improved venso as to insure most efficient and convenient matilating wing units built in accordance with the nipulation of the deflectors. Aside from these invention, may be had by referring to the draw- 35 objections, the prior ventilating accessories are ing accompanying and forming a part of this relatively complicated and subject to looseness specification wherein like reference characters and consequent rattling of parts, and do not predesignate the same or similar parts in the vasent as neat and highly finished an appearance as rious views. is desirable. The odd shapes assumed by the door Fig. 1 is an inside elevation of a fragment of a 40 window reveals of the more modern streamlined side door window reveal of a streamlined autoautomobiles, has also made it difficult to provide mobile, having one of the present improved wing attaching brackets of the prior types, which will assemblages applied thereto, and showing the adefiectively retain the pivot bearings in place, thus jacent main window glass partially lowered; obviously making the previous devices of this Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the main 4,5 kind extremely objectionable and relatively inwindow and wing assemblage of Fig. 1, the secefficient. tion being taken along the line 22;

It is therefore a more specific object of the Fig. 3 is a transverse horizontal'section through present invention to provide an improved deflecthe main window and wing assemblage of Fig. tor wing unit which is adapted to be readily ap- 1, taken along the line 3-3 and showing the plied as an accessory to window reveals of relawing swung inwardly at its forward end to a tively odd shapes, and which eliminates the obsomewhat greater extent than in Fig. 2; jectionable features of prior accessories of this Fig. 4: is a top view of the wing assemblage regeneral yp moved from the window reveal;

Another specific object of the present inven- Fig. 5 isan enlarged vertical section through the lower window reveal, the lower portion of the wing supporting bracket, and a fragment of the wing; and

Fig. 6 is a similarly enlarged vertical section through the upper front portion of the window reveal, the upper portion of the wing supporting bracket, and a fragment of the wing.

While the invention is shown herein as being specifically applied to a side wing especially adapted for application to and cooperation with the side window of a streamlined automobile, it is not the intent to thereby unnecessarily restrict the scope, since some of the features may obviously be advantageously applied to ventilating devices for other classes of vehicles such as launches and airplanes.

Referring to the drawing, the improved side wing assemblage specifically shown by way of illustration, comprises in general, a transparent wing or deflector shield 8 of substantially triangular shape ordinarily formed of glass; a onepiece relatively resilient supporting bracket 9 normally extending along but spaced from the upper forward and lower edges of the shield 8; a reenforcing and nosing strip I8 attached to the upper forward and lower edges of the shield 8 in proximity to the bracket 9; a continuous flexible seal II carried by the nosing strip Ill adjacent to the inner surface of the shield 8 and adapted to snugly engage the adjacent surface of the bracket 9; and lower and upper pivots I2v I3 respectively connecting the lower and upper portions of the bracket 9 with the adjacent portions of the strip Ill so as to permit angular displacement of the shield 8 about a substantially upright axis.

The improved ventilating unit by virtue of the flexibility or resiliency of the one-piece bracket 9, is readily attachable to a main window assemblage having a vertically slidable window I4 and an opening bounded by relatively inclined lower and upper reveal portions I5, I6 respectively. The bracket 9 which is formed of relatively thin sheet metal or the like, is shaped to initially approximately fit the reveal portions I5, I6 of standard automobile side doors, and may be distorted to accurately fit and be snugly attached to these reveal portions with the aid of two or more small screws I! applied as shown in the drawing. The rear ends of the bracket 9 are of considerably greater transverse width than the front portion thereof, and the bracket 9 is provided with a continuous U-shaped inner surface disposed closely adjacent to the top, front and lower edge portions of the shield 8, the pivots I2, I3 being so disposed that the shield 8 may be swung through a considerable angle without causing the flexible seal II to actually break contact with this continuous U-shaped surface of the bracket 9. When such contact is maintained, the window I 4 may be lowered to a considerable extent without permitting draft, rain, dust or the like to enter the vehicle enclosure when the vehicle is traveling forward; but the shield 8 may, if desired, be swung to abruptly angular positions, with either its front or rear end extending far into the car enclosure through the window opening when the main window I4 has been lowered sufficiently. The seal H will then act as a buffer to protect the adjacent upper edge of the window I4 in case the latter is accidentally raised while the shield 8 is swung over its path of sliding.

The reenforcing and nosing strip I9 may be formed of one or more channel or U-shaped metal bars and the edge of the shield 8 is snugly confined by and seated within a rubber retainer I8 mounted in the outer recess of this strip ID. The strip I0 is also provided with a reversely bent flange I9 forming a continuous inner recess within which the flexible seal II is clamped and confined, and the seal II may be formed of soft rubber and should be so constructed that it will maintain effective sealing contact with the bracket 9 while avoiding excessive frictional resistance. The lower portion of the channel strip Ill is also provided with an integral bearing ear 29 projecting inwardly from the flange I9 and having an upwardly concave socket and a central opening through which the lower pivot I2 extends as shown in Fig. 5. The adjacent lower portion of the one-piece bracket 9 has an upwardly extending integral semi-spherical projection 2! extending into the concavity of the ear 28 and also pierced by the lower pivot I2. A dished friction washer 22 is disposed between the spherical zone surfaces of the ear 29 and projection 2|, and the pivot I2 penetrates these elements and has a lower head 23 notched on one side and coacting with a dished pivot retainer 24 located within the concavity of the projection 2 Iv The pivot retainer 24 is also formed of sheet metal and has a lug 25 at one side thereof which engages the notch in the head 23 to prevent rotation of the pivot I 2, and also has an upright projection 26 at the opposite side thereof passing through an elongated slot 21 in the bracket 9 and into a hole in the car 20 so as to prevent rotation of the retainer 2| relative to the shield 8. A clamping nut 28 coacts with the upper threaded end of the lower pivot I2 and rotates with the pivot I2, the ear 28, and the retainer 24 when the shield 8 is angularly displaced. The lower pivot I2 is offset with respect to the plane of the shield 8 and is located approximately midway between this plane and the plane of the outer face of the window I4. The upper pivot I3 is disposed substantially in the plane of the shield 8, and penetrates an upwardly extending semispherical projection 29 formed integral with the adjacent portion of the one-piece bracket 9 as shown in Fig. 6. The head 39 of the pivot I3 is located above the projection 29, and the threaded shank of this pivot penetrates a central opening in the projection 29 and coacts with a ball member 3I which is rigidly attached to the upper inclined portion of the channel strip Ill. The ball member 3| coacts snugly with the lower concavity in the bracket projection 29.

thereby providing a simple and durable upper H pivot assemblage. The pivots I2, I3 are preferably offset slightly so as to bring their axes into substantial alinement with each other, and require no adjustment after they have once been properly applied to the bracket 9.

The improved ventilating unit may obviously be readily assembled and subsequently handled as a single unitary assemblage. After the bracket 9 has been formed and finished, and the strip I0 and seal II together with the ball member SI have been attached to the transparent shield 8, the shield assemblage may be disposed within the bracket and pivotally attached thereto in the manner described. The shield 8 may then be swung to various positions of angular adjustment about the axis of the pivots I2, I3, and the nut 28 which rotates with the pivot I2 and retainer 2| during swinging of the shield 8, may be adjusted to produce sufficient frictional resistance so that the shield will remain in various positions of angular adjustment. The continuous seal II will engage the adjacent surface of the bracket 9 to provide a tight joint, and the slot 21 in the bracket 9 is of sufficient length to permit free rotation of the retainer 24 with the shield 8 throughout the desired range of angular adjustment of the deflector wing, The assembled unit may be brought into snug coaction with the window reveals [5, I6 by merely pushing the flexible bracket forwardly within the main window opening until perfect contact between the bracket 9 and reveals l5, I6 is secured, whereupon the screws ll may be applied to eifect permanent and final attachment. During this attachment, the pivots l2, I3 will not be disturbed and will ordinarily require no readjustment and these pivots as well as the seal H will function precisely the same after final application, to the reveals, as they did in the initially assembled unit.

From the foregoing description it will be ap parent that the present invention provides an improved ventilating wing assemblage for vehicles which is simple, compact and durable in construction, and which is adapted to maintain an effective seal against the weather. The seal ll serves as a weather strip coacting with the widened upper and lower portions of the bracket 9 to permit considerable angular adjustment of the shield 8 without producing direct openings to the outside; and the one-piece formation of the bracket 9 insures effective sealing along the entire top, front and bottom edges of the shield 8. The substantially triangular formation of the shield 8 and the corresponding angular shape of the bracket 9, make the ventilating unit especially applicable to odd shaped reveals such as are utilized on streamlined vehicles, and the improved wing assemblages present a neat and finished appearance and can be manufactured and sold at moderate cost. These units can moreover be quickly attached to or removed from the reveals l5, l6 without necessity of using special tools, and are not subject to rattling due to looseness of parts. It is also to be noted that by locating the upper pivot l3 substantially in the plane of the shield 8, and the lower pivot l2 between the shield 8 and window M, the shield 8 will have a natural inclination toward the vehicle enclosure and will lie substantially flush with the outer surface of.this enclosure when the wing is in neutral position.

It should be understood that it is not our desire to limit the invention to the exact details of construction and to the precise mode of operation herein shown and described, for various modifications within the scope of the appended claims may occur to persons skilled in the art.

We claim:-

1. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising, a one-piece sheet metal bracket having integrally united relatively inclined upper, forward and lower portions, a deflector shield of substantially triangular shape having a nosing strip extending along its forward relatively inclined edges, a flexible seal carried by said nosing strip and engageable with both of said bracket portions, and pivots connecting said bracket and said nosing strip.

2. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising, a one-piece sheet metal bracket having integrally united relatively inclined upper, forward and lower portions, a deflector shield of substantially triangular shape having a nosing strip extending along its forward relatively inclined edges, 9. flexible seal carried by said nosing strip and engageable with both of said bracket portions, and substantially alined upper and lower pivots connecting said bracket portions with the adjacent portions of said nosing strip.

3. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising, a unitary resilient bracket having integrally connected relatively inclined upper and lower portions, a deflector shield having an edging strip extending along and in close proximity to said bracket, a continuous flexible seal interposed between said edging strip and said bracket portions, and upper and lower substantially alined pivots connecting said bracket portions and the adjacent portions of said edging strip.

4. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising, a unitary resilient bracket having integrally connected relatively inclined upper and lower portions, a deflector shield having an edging strip extending along and in close proximity to said bracket, a continuous flexible seal interposed between said edging strip and said bracket portions, and upper and lower substantially alined pivots connecting said bracket portions and the adjacent portions of said edging strip, said upper pivot lying in the plane of said shield and said lower pivot being disposed laterally of said plane.

5. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising, a one-piece resilient bracket having relatively inclined upper and lower portions attachable to a window reveal, a substantially triangular deflector shield having a nosing strip extending along the forward edges thereof in close proximity to said bracket portions, alined upper and lower pivots connecting said bracket portions with said nosing strip, and a continuous flexible seal carried by said nosing strip and slidably engaging a surface of said bracket.

6. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising a one-piece sheet metal frame having integrally united relatively inclined upper, forward and lower portions, a deflector shield of substantially triangular shape having a nosing strip extending along its forward relatively inclined edges, a flexible seal carried by said nosing strip and engageable with both of said frame portions, and pivots connecting said frame and said nosing strip, said shield being angularly adjustable about said pivots and said seal coacting with said frame portions to provide a sealed joint for various positions of adjustment of said shield.

l. A ventilating wing assemblage, comprising a one-piece sheet metal frame having integrally united relatively inclined upper, forward and lower portions, a deflector shield of substantially triangular shape having a nosing strip extending along its forward relatively inclined edges, a flexible seal carried by said nosing strip and engageable with both of said frame portions, and substantially alined upper and lower pivots connecting said frame portions with the adjacent portions of said nosing strip, said shield being angularly adjustable about said alined pivots and said seal being slidable in contact with said frame portions to provide a sealed joint for various positions of adjustment of said shield.

JOEL R. THORP. WILLIAM H. LIEBER. 

